50 metros · 1,795 places graded

Which suburb should you actually live in?

One score out of 100. Seven graded categories. Every weight and every source published. Checked against public data, and answered in part by the people who live there.

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Every suburb, graded

Pin any two to compare them side by side. The seven squares under each name are its seven category grades.

Metro

Westfield$953k median · 37 min

70B−

B− A+ D+ F B+ A− –

Best: Schools A+

Hoboken$895k median · 37 min

69B−

C B+ C− F A+ A− –

Best: Amenities A+

Fair Lawn$565k median · 31 min

65C+

C− A C+ D B C –

Best: Schools A

East Meadow$632k median · 35 min

65C+

C+ A C F B C− –

Best: Schools A

Levittown$591k median · 33 min

64C+

C+ A D+ F B C+ –

Best: Schools A

Franklin Square$657k median · 35 min

63C+

C− A− C− F A C –

Best: Amenities A

Fort Lee$448k median · 35 min

63C+

D− A C D− A+ D+ –

Best: Amenities A+

Oceanside$634k median · 36 min

63C+

C A− D F A+ C –

Best: Amenities A+

Commack$678k median · 33 min

62C

C+ A− D D− C B− –

Best: Schools A−

Hicksville$634k median · 34 min

62C

C+ B D D− A− C –

Best: Amenities A−

Valley Stream$616k median · 41 min

59C

C− B+ D− F A B− –

Best: Amenities A

Harrison$1.01M median · 29 min

59C

C A F C− F C+ –

Best: Schools A

Baldwin$594k median · 39 min

59C

C− B C− F A− C+ –

Best: Amenities A−

Long Beach$696k median · 41 min

58C

C− B+ C− F B− B –

Best: Schools B+

Bergenfield$492k median · 32 min

57C−

D B C+ F B C− –

Best: Schools B

Huntington Station$578k median · 31 min

57C−

C− C+ D+ D− B− C+ –

Best: Amenities B−

White Plains$621k median · 27 min

56C−

D C+ D+ C C C− –

Best: Schools C+

Old Bridge$486k median · 34 min

56C−

D B B F C− D+ –

Best: Cost of living B

Toms River$404k median · 30 min

55C−

D C− B D C C− –

Best: Cost of living B

Centereach$515k median · 32 min

55C−

C− B− C− F C C− –

Best: Schools B−

Elmont$603k median · 40 min

55C−

C− A− D− F A− D –

Best: Amenities A−

New Rochelle$703k median · 32 min

55C−

D C+ D+ D− B+ C− –

Best: Amenities B+

West Babylon$532k median · 31 min

54C−

D+ B− D+ D− C− C− –

Best: Schools B−

Uniondale$539k median · 33 min

54C−

D+ D C D− A D –

Best: Amenities A

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50 metros, 1,795 places

NY · NJNew York–Newark–Jersey City 60 places · 19.8M people CALos Angeles–Long Beach–Anaheim 60 places · 13.0M people IL · INChicago–Naperville–Elgin 60 places · 9.4M people TXDallas–Fort Worth 60 places · 8.0M people TXHouston–Pasadena–The Woodlands 48 places · 7.4M people DC · VA · MDWashington–Arlington–Alexandria 60 places · 6.3M people PA · DE · NJ · MDPhiladelphia–Camden–Wilmington 50 places · 6.3M people GAAtlanta–Sandy Springs–Roswell 60 places · 6.3M people FLMiami–Fort Lauderdale–West Palm Beach 60 places · 6.2M people AZPhoenix–Mesa–Chandler 31 places · 5.0M people MA · NHBoston–Cambridge–Newton 60 places · 5.0M people CARiverside–San Bernardino–Ontario 60 places · 4.7M people CASan Francisco–Oakland–Fremont 59 places · 4.6M people MIDetroit–Warren–Dearborn 54 places · 4.4M people WASeattle–Tacoma–Bellevue 59 places · 4.1M people MN · WIMinneapolis–St. Paul–Bloomington 60 places · 3.7M people FLTampa–St. Petersburg–Clearwater 59 places · 3.3M people CASan Diego–Chula Vista–Carlsbad 30 places · 3.3M people CODenver–Aurora–Centennial 32 places · 3.0M people MDBaltimore–Columbia–Towson 58 places · 2.8M people MO · ILSt. Louis 60 places · 2.8M people FLOrlando–Kissimmee–Sanford 46 places · 2.8M people NC · SCCharlotte–Concord–Gastonia 28 places · 2.8M people TXSan Antonio–New Braunfels 16 places · 2.7M people OR · WAPortland–Vancouver–Hillsboro 43 places · 2.5M people PAPittsburgh 21 places · 2.4M people TXAustin–Round Rock–San Marcos 21 places · 2.4M people CASacramento–Roseville–Folsom 34 places · 2.4M people NVLas Vegas–Henderson–North Las Vegas 12 places · 2.3M people OH · KYCincinnati 39 places · 2.3M people MO · KSKansas City 25 places · 2.2M people OHColumbus 24 places · 2.2M people OHCleveland 52 places · 2.2M people INIndianapolis–Carmel–Greenwood 23 places · 2.1M people TNNashville–Davidson––Murfreesboro––Franklin 20 places · 2.1M people CASan Jose–Sunnyvale–Santa Clara 16 places · 2.0M people VA · NCVirginia Beach–Chesapeake–Norfolk 11 places · 1.8M people RI · MAProvidence–Warwick 17 places · 1.7M people FLJacksonville 17 places · 1.7M people WIMilwaukee–Waukesha 30 places · 1.6M people NCRaleigh–Cary 14 places · 1.5M people OKOklahoma City 15 places · 1.5M people KY · INLouisville/Jefferson County 14 places · 1.4M people TN · MS · ARMemphis 14 places · 1.3M people VARichmond 20 places · 1.3M people UTSalt Lake City–Murray 21 places · 1.3M people ALBirmingham 22 places · 1.2M people CAFresno 12 places · 1.2M people MIGrand Rapids–Wyoming–Kentwood 15 places · 1.2M people NYBuffalo–Cheektowaga 13 places · 1.2M people